Printing Impressions' Sustainability in Commercial Printing News for April 2009
manroland Inc.
BIG PICTURE perspective is the ultimate goal of the Web Offset Association’s (WOA) Offset and Beyond Printer-to-Printer Business & Technology Conference. After all, attendees of the printer-driven conference, which takes place May 4-6, 2009, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, don’t benefit just from talking about web offset, sheetfed offset or even digital printing.
Michael Makin, President and CEO of Printing Industries of America, welcomed attendees to Printing Industries' Presidents Conference and Binding Industries Association Conference in Orlando on March 1-5, 2009. This year's programming included sessions and roundtables focused on how to succeed in today's dynamic industry.
Printing Impressions' Upfront Commercial Printing News for April 2009
Print UV 2009, the first and only conference dedicated exclusively to the burgeoning UV print market, has booked a return engagement March 8-10 at the all-new Encore Wynn Las Vegas. Following the enormous success of the inaugural Print UV conference in 2008, organizers of this year’s event are busy putting the final touches on a dynamic, cutting-edge educational and networking program designed to promote the growth of UV printing throughout the graphic arts industry.
Printing Impressions' Upfront Commercial Printing News for February 2009
Printing Impressions' Across the Nation Commercial Printing News for February 2009
WESTMONT, IL—With customers delaying purchasing decisions due to the weak economy, manroland made a strategic decision to eliminate some redundant manufacturing processes in Germany. The press manufacturer's supervisory board agreed to trim 515 jobs in indirect functions in the Sheetfed Press Business sector in Offenbach, Germany, and 110 jobs in indirect functions in the Web Press Business sector in Augsburg, Germany, for 2009 and 2010.
As the Supervisory Board of parent company manroland AG in Germany announced its plan to implement a package of measures to safeguard the future with specific reductions in workforce and strategic facility planning for 2009 and 2010, manroland Inc. CEO Vince Lapinski, issued a strong statement for the company’s North American operations.
NAPL’s Top Management Conference (TMC) will bring together CEOs, company owners and executives in a powerful three-day annual event, to be held this year at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Ariz., March 15–18. The conference, widely regarded as the industry forum for strategic management, will feature University of Michigan business professor David Ulrich, back by popular demand, in a keynote presentation on gaining a competitive edge through “branded” leadership.